Camas Meadows Battle Sites, also known as Camas Meadows Camp and Battle Sites, are sites of the Battle of Camas Creek

Battle of Camas Creek

- Journey to Camas Meadows :From Birch Creek, the Nez Perce cavalcade passed around the foothills in a southeastward direction. By the evening their scouts reached the stage road a mile north of Hole-in-Rock stage station The station was located on a Beaver Creek, four miles above present-day Dubois...

. The Nez Perce captured about 150 horses and mules of the pursuing army, and escaped to continue their trek for another 6 weeks.

They are two sites of about 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) each, about 5 miles (8 km) apart.

They were declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1989. They are parts of the Nez Perce National Historical Park

Nez Perce National Historical Park

The Nez Perce National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park comprising 38 sites located throughout the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington which are the traditional aboriginal lands of the Nez Perce. The sites commemorate the history, culture, and stories of the...

.